Ryan Tannehill “looks normal” to Adam Gase

Posted by Mike Florio on May 6, 2017, 11:12 AM EST

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Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill missed the final games of the 2016 season after taking a low hit from Calaias Campbell in a game against the Cardinals. Tannehill’s MCL injury has healed, but he still has a partial tear in his ACL.

So how does he look so far in offseason workouts?

“He looks normal to me,” coach Adam Gase told reporters on Friday. “He just looks like he did last year. The difference is he’s got a better grasp of the offense at this point compared to last year. He moves around fine. He’s got a good edge that I like to him right now. You can tell that he wasn’t real happy about getting hurt last year. I like the way he’s working right now, and we’ll just keep doing what we’ve been doing. I know he’s really trying to make sure that he’s one of the reasons that we’re taking the next step. He’s really been pushing himself.”

Asked whether Tannehill is back to 100 percent, Gase said, “I don’t know all the percentages and stuff. All I know is he looks good to me.”

Gase may not know the percentages, but they’re necessarily below triple digits. Tannehill’s ACL isn’t going to heal on its own, so he’s not what he was before the low hit. (As NBC Sports Medicine Analyst Mike Ryan said at the time Tannehill’s injury happened, plenty of players likely are currently performing at a normal level with partial ACL tears.) The Dolphins ultimately decided that they were more comfortable with Tannehill playing on a slightly torn ACL than having Tannehill get a new ACL.

But here’s the reality — the slight tear could still become a full tear. Which means that Jay Cutler could still be getting a call from the 305 area code.

Wow! Tough Crowd. Every single comment was negative. Only 4 teams have an Elite QB. Tannehill has done more than every QB in the League considering the troubled OLine he has to work with. He is 9-1 when all the Starters were in. No, he is not Brady, Brees or Rogers, but he isn’t that bad either.

RandyinRoxbury says:
May 6, 2017 3:00 PM
Its ridiculous that our Pats are in such a weak division for almost 2 decades, possibly the weakest in NFL history, we need real competition!
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If you are really that bored chipster maybe you should take the time to actually watch some film and learn something about the game.

nhpats says:
May 6, 2017 8:46 PM
RandyinRoxbury says:
May 6, 2017 3:00 PM
Its ridiculous that our Pats are in such a weak division for almost 2 decades, possibly the weakest in NFL history, we need real competition!
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I always think when I hear that remark “Really ” The Patriots don’t seem to have to many problems when facing opponents from outside the division. The Patriots win a lot of games whoever, wherever they play. At some point if your team is any good you will have to get passed them to win a championship. Ok a couple of teams have managed this, the Giants twice but generally these teams go back to the pack and the one constant is the Patriots never go away. Is that because of a week division or that as a whole the league is weak compared to them.